West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-20
WHAT EIllSLaERICANS.

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many names hut it is essen
tally tie sa;ae complaint.
Hospital private institu-
tons for :. AS patients are
crowded. average Of life
In the Ca,.cl States is de-
creasing Cy,y year. Sudden
deaths f4Oa nervous collapse
among our business, profess
ional and p,lJic men are so
frequent az scarcely to excite
remark. Tie majority of sui
cides, committed without APP
parent reasoo, or underso-called
depression of spirits" are
really prompted by nervous
prostratiou, which is a fruitful
source Of insanity and crime
with MI J grief and horror.
These rs are startling.
They threaten the very life of
the nation. They assail the
springs of its power and pros
perity. They wreck manhOOd's
strength and wOman's useful
ness and beauty.
Every one should know the
causes. What are they? The
answer is easy and terribly
plain: Our vicious personal
habits; our careless and lawless
eating and drinking; the In
tense mentaland physical strain
arising from our mad race after
money, position and influence;
the fears and struggles of pow
erty; the use of narcotics and
stimulants; our fashion of
turning day into night and
night into day; and, briefly,
our desperate willingness to
pay any price for an hours
pleasure or success. So we
burn life's candle at both ends
and fill the lunatic asylums
and the graveyards.
The disease from which we
suffer and die is, in plain Eng
lish, Nervous Dyspepsia, as 1t
Is seated in the Nerves and In
the organs of Digestion, Assim-
ilatiOn and Nutrition. Healthy
digestion being impeded or des-
trOyed, the whole body, nerves
included, is literally starred;
even when there IS no enact
alton to tell the sad story.
Nervous prostratiOn sends
out its warnmgs:-headaehe
In the morning; q persistent
dull hcaymess or aching at the
base Of III brain; wakefulness;
loss ofap-atite disgustwith
food; loss Of mental energy and
interest in ordinary duties and
business; restlesaess and anx-
iety without any assignable
reason; quotations; bad
breath; foul mucous on the
teeth; occasional giddmess;
palpitatioa Of the heart; sal
lowncss Of the skin; coated
tongue and gradual failure of
strength AMI ambition.
The remedy IS q total aban-
dOnmeut of the habits and Gus
toms which cause the disease
in each individual case, and the
use of Shaker Eriract Of Roots
(Seigcl's Syrup to cure the
mischief already done. This
great remedy, prepared by the
Shaker Community Of Mt. Leb-
anon, n. Y, is especially adapt
ed to eradicate Nervous Dys-
pepsia. To do this it acts
directly and gently but power
fully upon the disordered stOm-
ach, liver and kidneys, restor-
ING their tone and vigor, pro-
noting the secretion Of bile, ex-
polling waste matters from the
system,anjpurifying the blood.
Upon tie nervous system
Shaker Ertroct(Seicel'sSyrup
acts as q safe and wholesome
anodyne without the slightest
narcotic effect, and then leaves
the nerves to regain their nat
ural tone and strength through
its wonderful influence upon
the function Of nutrition.
1t is safe to say more nerv-
Gus dyspepics have been re-
stored by il from ,he depths
of misery to a fresh enjoyment
of life and labor than by any
or all other forms Of treatment
combined.
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